diff --git a/scripts/waifulib/strip_on_install.py b/scripts/waifulib/strip_on_install.py
index 52da526e..e4fdb65a 100644
--- a/scripts/waifulib/strip_on_install.py
+++ b/scripts/waifulib/strip_on_install.py
@@ -9,6 +9,11 @@ Strip executables upon installation
 import shutil, os
 from waflib import Build, Utils, Context, Errors, Logs
 
+def options(opt):
+	grp = opt.option_groups['install/uninstall options']
+	grp.add_option('--no-strip', dest='no_strip', action='store_true', default=False,
+		help='don\'t strip binaries. You must pass this flag to install command(default: False)')
+
 def configure(conf):
 	if conf.env.DEST_BINFMT in ['elf', 'mac-o']:
 		conf.find_program('strip')
@@ -18,8 +23,8 @@ def configure(conf):
 def copy_fun(self, src, tgt):
 	inst_copy_fun(self, src, tgt)
 
-	if self.env.KEEP_DEBUG_INFO:
-		return # don't strip debug information in debug mode
+	if self.generator.bld.options.no_strip:
+		return
 
 	if getattr(self.generator, 'link_task', None) and self.generator.link_task.outputs[0] in self.inputs:
 		cmd = self.env.STRIP + self.env.STRIPFLAGS + [tgt]
diff --git a/wscript b/wscript
index 05188c79..cb924f4c 100644
--- a/wscript
+++ b/wscript
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ def options(opt):
 
 	opt.add_subproject(subdirs())
 
-	opt.load('xcompile compiler_cxx compiler_c sdl2 clang_compilation_database')
+	opt.load('xcompile compiler_cxx compiler_c sdl2 clang_compilation_database strip_on_install')
 	if sys.platform == 'win32':
 		opt.load('msvc msdev msvs')
 	opt.load('reconfigure')